Man charged after incident at bonfire

COLDWATER — Union City resident Bryant McIntosh, 41, is facing charges of criminal sexual conduct third and fourth degrees after an alleged incident at Union Lake last summer.

Michigan State Police investigated after a 14-year-old girl claimed McIntosh got on top of her while she was in a sleeping bag next to a bonfire at the lake and molested her July 19, court records said.

The teen claimed McIntosh held his hand over her mouth to keep her from making noise while he groped and fondled her.

Because of a 1992 felony conviction against McIntosh for cocaine possession in Kalamazoo, Branch County prosecutors charged him as a habitual felon, making the maximum penalties 22.5 years for one charge and three years for the other.

McIntosh was released after posting 10 percent of a $30,000 bond. A preliminary exam is set for May 25.